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Headteacher blog 17th October 2025
We had sad news this week as the LCC Exec Board confirmed that the children’s centre based at our school is one of a slew of CCs across the city to close. It is branded as ‘realignment’ but it is really a cost-cutting exercise. For the past ten years or so, the CC has Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 10th October 2025
What a week! We have had an exciting time with Greek Day in Y5 and Stone Age Day in Y3 followed by a huge Harvest Assembly with parents and carers on Friday. The Harvest Festival included a great display of produce from the school farm and we pressed apple juice, tasted Farfield honey and Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 3/10/2025
It is sometimes difficult to see clearly. Problems or challenges can distract us from the bigger picture that is overwhelmingly positive. In the past couple of weeks, I have received leadership reports from colleagues that have been comprehensive and really well-written but have barely mentioned our huge successes in inclusion and Y6 SATs results Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 26th September 2025
It has been a gloriously sunny week at Farfield and the children have enjoyed their playtimes. Lots of children have been in the cricket nets and we have been using slow-mo video to try to improve some bowling actions. Some boys still ‘chuck it’ with a bent elbow but some of the actions, particularly Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 19th September 2025
A rainy week at Farfield doesn’t dampen the spirits too much! The children are excited for the arrival of our new goats on Farfield Farm and we are enjoying some good harvests. This week the juicer has come out a couple of times and those children have enjoyed the freshest apple juice possible! Harvest Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 12th September 2025
The school has settled well into its new school year. We had our first PTA business meeting on Wednesday: planning the programme of events for the year and agreeing some expenditure. The PTA is very strong: raising significant funds for the school and putting on some great events. Some long-standing members left last summer Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 5th September 2025
It’s great to be back for another academic year at Farsley Farfield: my 22nd year as head here! It remains exciting to see new children and families, and to tease the older children with ‘you’re not Y3 already..’ type comments. It has been great to welcome new teachers to school: a new deputy head/SENDco Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 11th July 2025
What a lovely week we have had! We had three super sports days on Wednesday and towards the end of the week, Year 5 have had two glorious trips to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, including some cooling splashing around in Gordale Scar. On Tuesday we got our Y6 SATs results. They are arguably Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 26th June 2025
It has been an exciting week at Farfield. Children from years 2, 4 and 6 have competed admirably at the John Charles Centre in the Pudsey Olympics and half of Y2 attended a skipping competition and came third overall. Class RP have had a wonderful visit to Stockeld Park – a great addition to Read More
Read newsHeadteacher Blog June 20th 2025
It has been another glorious week at Farfield! The minibus wheels have been red hot: from a first Reception trip all the way over to Stockeld Park, to Y5s at Rawdon tennis club, our usual Wednesday swimming to Y4 classes on scorching trips to Burnsall in the Dales. Having access to minibuses gives us Read More
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